States around the Southeast are currently seeking public input on action plans for how to reduce climate pollution. The action plans are being led by state government agencies, funded by federal grants provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This planning program is called the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program and it is, in my opinion, one of the most exciting programs in the IRA.
The CPRG program is split into two phases: during the first phase, state and local government agencies undertake studies to identify the major sources of climate pollution within their jurisdictions and identify highest-priority actions to reduce emissions. Then the second phase consists of a competitive grant program in which states and local governments can apply for money to carry out the plans they developed in the first phase.
Nearly every state in the Southeast along with 13 local government agencies received grants from the federal government for the planning process to identify the biggest opportunities to cut climate pollution and create action plans. These plans must be written by March 2024, which means many of the agencies are now taking public input to help shape their plans.
Three state agencies currently have active calls for public input: Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. If you are a resident of these states, please follow the directions below and share your thoughts with the agencies.
South Carolina has not yet announced a call for public input. We will update this blog post when we see their call for input. Also, tune back into this blog post later since we will share public input opportunities at the local government level as we are made aware of them.
Tennessee
Tennessee’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant is being led by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). TDEC is currently asking TN residents to fill out the survey here to share priorities for the plan by Nov. 15.
North Carolina
North Carolina’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant is being led by the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). DEQ is hosting public information sessions about the state’s CPRG program in Fayetteville on Nov. 28, Morganton on Dec. 5, and online virtual sessions on Dec. 7 and (tentatively) Jan. 18. Please find details for these meetings on the DEQ CPRG webpage here. DEQ is also accepting comments and suggestions on how to best implement CPRG programs via email to cprg@deq.nc.gov.
Georgia
Georgia’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant is being led by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD). EPD currently has a survey and a request for information that are open for public participation. Check out the EPD CPRG webpage here and please fill out the survey and/or request for information!
Our communities’ abilities to effectively take action to stop harmful pollution must be informed by an understanding of where the biggest opportunities are for meaningful interventions. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program provides an opportunity for our state and local governments to develop clearer pictures of how to effectively address one of the greatest issues of our generation, and to build solid foundations for action. Please take a few minutes of your time and add your thoughts today to the states’ plans. And if you do, we’d love to see what you write! Share your comments with SACE by emailing me at chris@cleanenergy.org!
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For most of our lives, many of us boomers have believed that the biggest threat to the United States was our president, starting with Tricky Dick Nixon, the inventor of the “trickle-down economics,” liar Ronald Reagan, and GW (the moron) Bush.
But yes, none of us was prepared for the cold, calculating criminal who is Donald Trump.
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The fact that human activity is unsustainable has been revealed to us gradually over the last century. Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” was published 63 years ago.
That said, the ideas of climate change, ocean acidification, and loss of biodiversity have been essentially unchallenged by scientists for just the last couple of decades.
The only thing standing in the way of rapid environmental progress is greed, and in the end, that may prove to be an unbeatable foe. Decarbonizing our grid and transportation sector will eventually destroy the fossil fuel industry, a group so powerful that it has a stranglehold, both on our lawmakers and on our corporate-owned media, that works so hard to misinform our citizenry.
It’s still possible that our most senior military leaders will insert themselves in time to prevent some truly catastrophic event here in the United States/abroad.
I keep thinking I’ll read about an exchange like this:
Trump: We’re invading Greenland.
Some four-star general: The f*** we are.
This may sound like a pipe dream, but these are people of real honor and integrity who take their oaths to our constitution quite seriously.
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